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Loans and Debt
Question | Answer |
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Home Loan | Closed-end installment loans for the purchase of a home. |
Home Equity Loan | A loan using ownership interest in the home. |
Home Improvement Loan | A loan that helps make needed repairs or improvements to a home. |
Vehicle Loan | A secured loan for the purchase of a new or used vehicle. |
Personal Line of Credit | Open-ended, unsecured, can draw upon it when needed to a preset limit. |
Education or Student Loan | Used to pay for higher education, has lower interest rates and flexible repayment schedules. |
Consumer Finance Company | Businesses that specialize in making small of personal loans. |
Insurance Policy Loan | A policy holder borrowers money against the amount that has already be paid in premiums. |
Down Payment | A portion of the purchase price paid by cash or check at the time of purchase, reducing the amount borrowed. |
Balloon Payment | A final payment that is much larger than other installments. |
Acceleration Clause | Gives the seller the right to declare the whole balance due if the buyer misses one installment payment. |
Add On Clause | Allows additional purchased to be added to a contract, with earlier purchases used as security for later ones. |
Credit Life Insurance | Is designed to pay off the loan in the even to your death. |
Right of Rescission | If pledging your home as security for a loan or other credit transactions, have the right to cancel the loan within 3 business days. |
Default | The failure to fulfill the obligations of the loan. |
Repossession | Taking away property due to failure to make loan or credit payments. |
Collection Agency | A business that collects unpaid debt for others. |
Lein | A claim upon property to satisfy a debt when the home is sold. |
Garnishment | The legal withholding of a specified sum from a person’s wages in order to collect a debt. |
Payday Loans | Shrot-term, high interest rate loans |
Pawn Broker | Allows a consumer to trade an item for cash, have the option to purchase the back at a higher price |
Loan Shark | An unlicensed individual that operates illegally, provides loans with an excessive interest rate |
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act | Prevents companies to use abusive practices of debt collection, over charging, and disclosing consumer debt to third parties |
Chapter 7 | Requires the sale of personal property to satisfy debt |
Chapter 13 | Sets up a payment plan to pay off some or all of the debt over time |